November 15 National Weather Roundup

In the East, moderate rain showers have been streaming onshore into southern New England today courtesy of the remnants of Ida. Accumulations have been moderate so far today with many areasseeing amounts over 1 inch. Winds have been breezy in coastalregions, though not nearly as strong as the past several days withmaximum gusts of 35 mph occurring on the Cape and islands ofMassachusetts. Sunshine and quiet conditions have prevailed fromthe lower Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast. In the central U.S., a low pressure system is moving across the upper Great Lakes region and some light rain and snow have been falling in northern Minnesota. A cold front cutting across thecentral Plains is causing some scattered showers in Iowa, where afew isolated lightning strikes have occurred as well. Pretty quietconditions exist across the rest of the central U.S., but thatshould soon change as a winter storm watch will go into effecttomorrow morning across western Kansas and the panhandles ofOklahoma and Texas as a developing low pressure system expected tobring substantial snowfall to those areas. Across the West, a second cold front has been pushing through the Intermountain West and pockets of snow have been falling from Colorado to Idaho. Snowfall amounts of 3-6 inches have alreadyoccurred and some spots will see upwards of 12 inches before it isdone. Wind Advisories have been issued for areas of southernCalifornia, Nevada, and Arizona where gusty winds will develop onthe backside of this front. Far western areas from SouthernCalifornia to the Pacific Northwest have experienced quietconditions so far today with many areas seeing a fair amount ofsunshine.

In 1964, three inches of fresh snow at Ely, Nev. helped themercury plummet to 15 degrees below zero. This broke the city'sall-time record low for the month of November. In 1974, lake-effect snows blanketed the Buffalo, N.Y. airport with 15 inches of snow. The storm dropped 30 inches along the south shores of Lake Erie. In 1989, warm temperatures were found across the eastern U.S. Waco, Texas reported a 91-degree record high. Temperatures reached 70 degrees as far north as New England. In all, 19 cities reported record high temperatures for the date.

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